The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-03-03
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O. g. K Thayer Kan.-The strip of land known
as No Mans Land Is not surveyed and Is not
subject to entry under any law. either for home
stead OF presumption. In regard TO your increase
claim, know nothing of the facts the nature
Of the disabilities. we are unable to answer your
question as TO the probable action in said claim. As
you filed your claim IN December, 1855. it has I'M
doubleday been reached long before this.
A. O. T., Baltimore, Md.-Was an emplOye of the
Quartermaster's Department and was blown up by
explosion a barge during the war since
which time have been deaf / was not at the time
an enlisted man. Can obtain pension? AHswer.
No. Pensions are not paid to civilian employees of
the Government.
j. p r.. RRobuie0 MOL If a pension claim is
rejected, how long before another application can
be filed? 2 Can an old and new disability be flied
under the same application? 3 Would it be better
To simply file application on new disability, not be-
fore mentioned, leaving out the old one? AaSlgeT.
L. Any time, by filing evidence bearing upon the
cause Of rejection. 2. Yes. 3. We cannot say, a
we know nothing of the merits of the case.
p. A. ", Fair Harei, OIL. A soldier enlisted,
was regularly mustered served about one month,
and was discharged on account of being under age.
Is he entitled to pay for time served? 2. BY whom
were the Confederate forces commanded at New
Orleans when Gen. Butler and Admiral Farragut
took the city in April, ls62? 1HSi0er. No. 2. BY
Gen. Mansfield Lowell.
d. d., NcW York City.-Bills pending in the pres
ent Congress expire with the close of this session.
All bills not finally acted upon both private and
public Will have to be introduced anew at the next
~ b. H. CIearriHe, Pal Is there bill before
Congress TO open for settlement the Oklahoma
lands? soldier enlisted for three years served
i - mOnthS and CScharreH On of lis
ability; he reenlisted again for three years, and
| was discharged by General Order. How long will
he have to live on n homestead claim before re-
eeiving title deed? Ans,cer. !. Yes. there is such
bill but do not think il will ever become a law
2. He would be credited with the period for which
he first enlisted, and in addition the exact time he
/ served during his second enlistment, providing
that no more than four years would be credited in
| any case.
/ was mustered in May, 1864. and discharged July,
$50, entitled TO more than 500 bounty: AnSrer.
/ No.
/ Nv b., SsdaIia, Mo.-I. A soldier served over
/ two years but not continuously. Is ne entitled to
bounty? III the President signs the s2 bill, what
/ pension would man who receives So get I?
Insurer i. No; the two years service would have
- be continuous to entitle any person to bounty,
i and a service of three months would neither OF
itself entitle To any bounty, would il be cred
tied in connection with any other service to make
up the two years 70 eDtitie person to bounty for
said service. 2. The President did not lit to
/ approve the bill mentioned.
/ O.. w. H., TaIlOrd, Neb.-Has Congress taken any
steps To open up any part of the Indian Territory
TO settlers? Insurer. No; Congress can take no
steps in the matter because the land is not Govern
| ment land; IL belongs to the Indians, to whom il
was decided by treaty and unless they sell il to the
4 Governments 10 cannot take the land away from
/ them.
J. G. s., Rc,Ubtrg GA pensioner thinking his
rate too low applies for increase he is examined and
the Board thinks him rated too high. and make GER
tiieate to that effect win the pension be reduced
| or remain as ii is? ARslUer The rate will probable
be cut down, although il may be that the Pension
Lot a fe- a..
| the Pension Office exercises the privilege ut all
times OF confirming or setting aside the Examining
Surgeons certificate.
/ L. O. OitltIaioa loyal What is the fee allowed
| by law to an attorney for prosecuting pension
/ claim? q man agrees to give u lawyer 50 for
prosecuting his claim, not knowing the regular
rate; can the lawyer collect said amount? AHSger.
1. 50 II contracts are hed otherwise, $40. =. The
lawyer cannot collect anything except what is paid
by direction OF the Commissioner of Pensions. II
no contracts are fled in the Pension Office he
could get but $40 An attorney is prohibited By law
| from receiving dng SUM trhGteUer from the claim
| j. H.. ConkIing. D1k-If soldier enlisted under an
assumed name in the late war, lS6l-5. will II max
any difference In claim for pension: 1HSICer
No, if he prove his indentity.
e. r., Preston, Mo.-Is a soldier entitled to extra
| pay when detailed TO do mechanical work While
was soldier worked AZ days hewing and fitting
timbers. Anslcer. All extra duty pay was abolished
/ by the act of March 8. 1863 and nothing was paid
for such services after that date For services rem
dered prior to that date if regularly reported fol
extra duty by Quartermaster. and his reports are
on file in the Office of the Qmrtermaster- General
U. :. A. from % cents to 81 cents per day. accord
ing to the nature of the work performed, can be re
covered
Merican Vet, Laurence, MasS-I. Will the Mexi-
can veterans receive the benefit Of any law grant
ing arrears Of pension? 2 How many l.. 3 pen
siOners in lS6l gave up their PENSIONS enlisted il
the Union army, and were afterward restored TO ths
pension-rOlls? ARStUer. I. No. 2. We do Eo
know that there are any statistics covering the
question therefore il is impossible to furnish you
with the desired information.
"A. j. f., Erie. Pal. "A soldier enlisted in Nav
1861, and died at Yorktown in July, 1862 Is there
any bounty due his heirs; IL so. how much? .
Have the three years volunteers received any
bounty since 1856? ARs1cer. I. To answer the
| question must know from what period the sol
der enlisted, how mitch bounty was paid for hi:
service. and the relationship of the heirs. 2. Tn,
of July %, iS66 additional bounty act tn,
hast act passed granting bounty where the sOldie
| had previously received bounty. The act of pri
y, 1872, provided bounty in some cases where Tn,
soldier enlisted for three years prior to July p
1851 and received no bounty at all No other bounty
| acts were passed since the war.
| ID. e. L., Salem, fad-If soldier who lost an
! arm in the service should die by reason Of a fll
which he might have saved himself with the miss
ing arm would not his widow be entitled to a pen
sion? Think she would AaS,cer. Youare wrong
! She would not be entitled to pension, because III
Death would nod be the result ofany disability con
tracted in the service.
l. r., Councillor. Ind-In what year was tn
, Revolutionary soldiers pay made good? 1RSEeI
We do not quite understand your question. Pleas
be more explicit.
Echo, Oiean, ~ Your reply to "OId Veteran
in n recent issue seems to have mised you. Ii
that query IL was stated that soldier applied f.
pension in 1850 (after June 80 1880 and his pen
sion was allowed mt SD per month, and the ques
ton was would he be allowed Mai amount back &
discharge in the limitation OF arrears was re
moved? Our answer was no; that is, that he wou
not draw that amount" CSl2) back TO discharge
He would be entitled to arrears but to that ex
tent. Every soldier who has not drawn pension
I back to discharge would be entitled to arrears il
case of the repeal of the act limiting arrears AM
4 this would apply to such claims were filed afte
= June 90. 1850.
L. d. Bencille W.-If the Commissioner of Pen
, sions would order an applicant for pension To e
, about 30 miles TO be examined having only tire
months in which to comply with the order; the salt
applicant, having no means of conveyance. start
out on foot freezes To DEATH contracts cold iron
which he dies Can his widow obtain n pension
|, | AnSrer. No; because the disability which causes
his death was not contracted in the line Of duty il
the military or naval service Of the United States
; j. ~ w.. IeOaiasn. IOtCa-A man made "a home
|. stead in the Spring of 1885, built house and re
sided upon the claim with his family until las
, | October, when he was accidentally killed. vii
his widow have To live ON il the remainder of tn
five years in order to get the land? ARSGer. Yes
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